Chapter 9 The Confederation and the Constitution‚ 1776–1790 CHAPTER THEMES Theme: The American Revolution was not a radical transformation like the French or Russian revolutions‚ but it did produce political innovations and some social change in the direction of greater equality and democracy. Theme: Compromise on a number of important issues was required in order to create the new federal Constitution. Adopting the new document required great political skill and involved changing the ratification
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Federalist Papers- A series of 85 essays written by various authors‚ Hamilton‚ Alexander‚ and Jay. These articles were written to persuade the states into ratifying the constitution‚ saying that it was the best form of government for America. Shays’ Rebellion- An armed uprising in Massachusetts caused by high taxes that lead to debt. The government took away the farmers farms because they couldn’t pay the taxes‚ and they rebelled. The Articles of Confederation were too weak to suppress the uprising
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the government could not raise an army or tax. It also lacked centralized power because of the absence of an executive branch. The only strong aspect of the Articles was its orderly settlement of the west‚ as seen in the Land Ordinance of 1784 and 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Those in favor of a stronger central government became known as the Nationalists‚ and they wanted the federal government to have more power than the states’ governments. Their concerns were exemplified after Shay’s
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Ingredients for Soup 1.1 cup of Mayflower Compact - to establish guidelines for self government. 2.1 cup of Colonial Assemblies - the british parliament’s two chamber structure 3.1 cup of Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom - where personal liberties were reflected. 4.1 cup of Magna Carta - included that every person had to be subjected to a law. 5.1 cup of The English Bill of Rights - this would protect the rights of americans 6.1 cup of The Enlightenment - John Locke’s ideas
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western world” (B‚ 245). Attempts to abolish slavery did not remain only in the north. The creation of the northwest ordinance was a momentous moment for those hoping to abolish slavery. As the ordinance described the organization and governance of this territory‚ it was clear that the contagion of liberty had reached these frontier lands. According to the 6th article of the Northwest ordinance “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude” could exist “in the said territory” (Morison‚ 232). Abolition
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Civil war began in 1787? Though the Civil War itself did not begin in 1787‚ many events from that point lead up to it. Such events like the creation of the “Northwest Ordinance of 1787”. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a system of government for the territory North of Ohio. In these territories slavery would be prohibited. While in the south cotton was becoming very profitable after the invention of the cotton gin in 1793. The southern economy depended solely on cotton production. They
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but it still had some. They got the United States through the Revolutionary War and made peace with Britain. They also provided land ordinances‚ which set standards for the purchase of western lands‚ among other things. Jefferson’s Land Ordinance of 1784 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 stated the rules for a territory to become a state‚ and the Land Ordinance of 1785 helped repay some national debt by selling western lands. However‚ the Congress felt that the Articles had too many weaknesses
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Chapter 9 The Pursuit of Equality • • Declaration of independence claims "all men are created equal" • Most states reduced property holding requirements to vote • Less hierarchy-poorer people now reacquired to be treated with the same respect as their wealthy counterparts • indentured servitude was abolished by 1800 • Trade organizations for artists and laborers=social democracy • primogeniture (inheritance laws) were removed • Anglican church dissolved-became the Protestant Episcopal
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How did George Washington defuse the tension surrounding the Newburgh Crisis? (discussed in class). Washington went on stage to give his address. Once on stage he puts on his eye glasses and says “I’ve gone gray in your service and now I’m nearly blind.” He then asks them to please not do this and the officers call of the march on Philadelphia. What was the importance of Judith Sergeant Murray and Mercy Otis Warren?Judith Sargeant Murray was a published author and civil rights advocate. She believed
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Ch 6 Outline I. Hearts and Minds: The Northern War‚ 1776-1777 A. The British offensive 1. After Declaration of Independence‚ British determination to subdue and retain colonies increased 2. During spring of 1776‚ patriot assaults on Canada stalled 3. British assaults on New York in the fall sent Continental Army reeling 4. Efforts to negotiate peace floundered on British refusal to acknowledge U.S. independence 5. British swept across New Jersey as far south as Burlington in Dec 1776
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